Automaticlly lock computer after specified time

[Guest]

I have a single standalone running Win2k SP4 that is for internet usage. Lately I have been having a problem with people getting on and staying on and not letting others get on to use it

Is there a way to set something up so that it will automaticlly lock the computer (and keep it locked for a certain amount of time if possible) and/or kick the user off (say after 30 min) even while he/she is still using it

If so, is there a way to set it up to send a message to the user 5 min before hand warning them of this

If this functionality (in whole or part) is not in Windows itself, does anyone know of a program to do this (preferably freeware)?

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

I have a single standalone running Win2k SP4 that is for internet usage.

Lately I have been having a problem with people getting on and staying on
and not letting others get on to use it.

Is there a way to set something up so that it will automaticlly lock the

computer (and keep it locked for a certain amount of time if possible)
and/or kick the user off (say after 30 min) even while he/she is still using
it?

If so, is there a way to set it up to send a message to the user 5 min

before hand warning them of this?

If this functionality (in whole or part) is not in Windows itself, does

anyone know of a program to do this (preferably freeware)?

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Your specification is a little unclear. You write "kick the user off (say
after 30 min)". 30 minutes after what? How do you intend to prevent it from
kicking YOU off?

Once you have carefully thought out your design specification, you can put
these commands into a batch file, and launch that batch file whenever your
trigger point occurs.

@echo off
net send %ComputerName% "This PC will log you off in 5 minutes"
ping localhost -n 300 > nul
shutdown2.exe -l -f

You can download shutdown2.exe from the files area of
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WinTips-Tricks/.

 

[Guest]

Sorry for being unclear. Everytime someone uses the computer, they logon with the same logon. I want that logon to be monitored so that there is a 30 minute time limit which will log anyone off, plus give them the warning

As far as it not doing it to me, thats what my admin account is for. This is a stand alone machine and I have no remote capabilities to it.

 

[Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Sorry for being unclear. Everytime someone uses the computer, they logon

with the same logon. I want that logon to be monitored so that there is a 30
minute time limit which will log anyone off, plus give them the warning.

As far as it not doing it to me, thats what my admin account is for. This

is a stand alone machine and I have no remote capabilities to it.
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You could place the batch file that I gave you before into that user's
"Startup" folder. Unfortunately it would be fairly easy for the user to
disable this "time bomb". Preventing him from doing so requires the use of
semaphore files and running a linked task under an admin account, which, in
my opinion, would make this approach too complex. Perhaps another respondent
has a better suggestion.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Maybe want to search for "internet cafe" software that has a timer? And/or
put a big sign on the computer that says that users are limited to 30
minutes - heck, they put those signs on the cardio equipment in my gym.